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Factors related to advance directives completion among cancer patients: a systematic review. [PDF]

BMC Palliat Care
Golmohammadi M, Ebadi A, Ashrafizadeh H, Rassouli M, Barasteh S.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The discontinuation of antitumor treatment and the advance directives in cancer patients

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2020
Objectives: Advance directives (AD) are one of the main pillars of patients' autonomy and can impact directly the quality of life, dignity and rights of the dying patient.
Pedro Grachinski Buiar, Jose Roberto Goldim, Vania Naomi Hirakata   +2 more
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Exploring the Motivations for Completing Advance Care Directives: A Qualitative Study of Majority/Minority Israeli People Without Dementia

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundCompleting advance directives has been declared an essential instrument for preserving and respecting the autonomy and preferences for end-of-life care of people living with dementia.
Perla Werner, Natalie Ulitsa, Hanan AboJabel   +2 more
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Project DECIDE, part 1: increasing the amount of valid advance directives in people with Alzheimer’s disease by offering advance care planning—a prospective double-arm intervention study

BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
Background Everybody has the right to decide whether to receive specific medical treatment or not and to provide their free, prior and informed consent to do so.
Stefanie Baisch, Christina Abele, Anna Theile-Schürholz, Irene Schmidtmann, Frank Oswald, Tarik Karakaya, Tanja Müller, Janina Florack, Daniel Garmann, Jonas Karneboge, Gregor Lindl, Nathalie Pfeiffer, Aoife Poth, Bogdan Alin Caba, Martin Grond, Ingmar Hornke, David Prvulovic, Andreas Reif, Heiko Ullrich, Julia Haberstroh   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Issues in the development of advance directives in mental health care [PDF]

, 2003
<i>Background</i>: Interest in advance directives in mental health care is growing internationally. There is no clear universal agreement as to what such an advance directive is or how it should function.
Atkinson, J.M., Garner, H., Patrick, H., Stuart, S.   +3 more
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A DIRECT ADVANCE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES [PDF]

Bioethics, 2010
ABSTRACTAdvance directives (ADs), which are also sometimes referred to as ‘living wills’, are statements made by a person that indicate what treatment she should not be given in the event that she is not competent to consent or refuse at the future moment in question.
openaire   +2 more sources

Perspectives of Korean Patients, Families, Physicians and Nurses on Advance Directives

Asian Nursing Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of lung cancer patients, their families, physicians and nurses on advance directives. Methods: The study employed a comparative descriptive design.
Jia Lee, PhD, RN, Ki Hyun Kim, MA, RN
doaj   +1 more source

Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]

, 2004
<i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Atkinson, J.M., Garner, H.C., Gilmour, W.H.   +2 more
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How do our patients respond to the concept of psychiatric advance directives? An exploratory study from India

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2018
Background: Psychiatric advance directives have been incorporated in the Mental Health Care Act 2017 despite strong concerns about their feasibility and utility in the Indian patient population. Data on its utility in India is very scarce.
Bheemsain Tekkalaki, Veerappa Y Patil, Sandeep Patil, Sameeran S Chate, Ramling Dhabale, Nanasaheb M Patil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new law on advance directives in Germany [PDF]

, 2010
This article presents the new German law on advance directives from 1 September 2009. The history of the parliamentary process of this law is described, the present regulations are explained, their relevance for medical practice discussed and ...
Borasio, Gian Domenico, Hessler, H.-J., Jox, Ralf J., Wiesing, U.   +3 more
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